Nap-restoring device



F. N. STANLEY` NAP BESTURING DEVICE.

APPLICATION msn 1AN.24. 1922.

lmtz 1 rammed Nov. 2s, 1922.

Patented Nov. 28, i922.

NITED STATES FRANK N. STANLEY, OF MAPLEWOD, NEW JERSEY.

NAP-BESTURING DEVICE.

Application led January 24, 1922.

To all whom may concern Be it known that l, Fmi-ii; N. STANLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing in Maplewood, county of Orange, and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Nap-Restoring Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to methods of and means for restoring nap on worn or shiny parts of clothing and has for its primary object to provide a handle tool of convenient size capable of use for this purpose.

A good understanding` of the invention may be had from the following description of one manner of performing the same, with particular reference to a certain `specific forni of embodiment of the invention illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure l is a view partly in cross section, showing' the device in elevation;

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view of Figure l;

Figure 53 is a detail view of part of Figure l; and

Figure fl is a perspective view illustrating the preferred manner of use of the device.

Similar characters of reference designate similar parts in each ofthe several views.

The tool illustrated in the drawing consists of a handle l of convenient shape secured to a base Q and extending from the upper surface thereof. ln its lower face the base is recessed, as indicated at 3, to receive a rectangular piece of card-clothing 4, this material being secured in the recess in any suitable manner, as by means of adhesive. The card-clothing is of a -type well known in the art and consists of wire bristles 5 embedded in a heavy but iiexible base material 6 of textile or leather and provided with a facing material 7, which may be felt.

An important feature of the present invention is that the steel bristles of the cardclothingare curved in shape, substantially as illustrated. By virtue of this feature a very efficient action of the ltool is secured, as will be shown by the following description of the manner of use.

In Figure 4 is illustrated the end of a coatsleeve 8, the material of which has lost its nap adjacent the end of the sleeve, as illustrated at 9, owing to prolonged wear. llhese portions of the material, therefore7 have ac- Serial No. 531,455.

quired a shiny or glossy appearance which is particularly noticeable in contrast to the unworn parts of the sleeve on which the original nap is still preserved. To restore the nap in the worn places, the user merely takes the tool of the present invention and presses the same lightly against the cloth. The wire bristles are thus caused toenter the cloth a slight distance. The operator thereupon lifts the tool off the cloth, but in so doing pulls the handle sideways in the direction in which the teeth are pointed. The tool is thus lifted on' at an acute angle of approximately 450 to the surface of the cloth. rlhe effect of this action is to cause the teeth to enter the cloth slightly further and to pull the short libres of the material upwardly so that the ends thereof eX- tend a short distance above the surface of the cloth and thus constitute a new nap thereon. This action is rapidly repeated over the entire worn surface of the clothJ causing the sameto be restored to practically the original appearance. By simple procedure, therefore, the shiny spots of clothing may be readily removed and the appearance of the cloth improved considerably.

Although l have herein shown and described only one specific form of embodiment of the invention, it willbe readily understood that many changes and modifications may be made therein within the spirit and scope of the following claim without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention it being my intention to claim the same broadly in whatever forni its principles may be eniployed.

TWhat l claim is:

In a tool for restoring nap on worn textile materials, the combination with a rectangular base having a similarly shaped fiatbottom recess in its under face surrounded by a downwardly extending rim having the entire depth of its inner walls substantially at right angles to the bottom of the recess, of a rectangular strip of card-clothing hav'-l ing its backing material fitted and embedded in tie recess of the base and provided with bristles projecting beyond the rim, and a handle projecting from the upper face of said base, whereby 'the tool may be applied to textile materials.

In testimony whereof l have affixed my signature to this specification.

FRANK N. eran-'ner 

